Sanjay Saini

Founder & CEO at Privaini

Sanjay Saini has a diverse and extensive work experience. Sanjay is currently the Founder and CEO of Privaini, a company that specializes in providing visibility into privacy risk and actionable insights to enterprises. Prior to this, they served as the Managing Member of Saini Management LLC.

Sanjay also worked at Stanford University as an Advisor for Project Amelie, a Precision Medicine technology that provides personalized patient diagnosis support. Sanjay contributed to the development of the technology, which utilizes Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning for continuous personalized diagnosis.

In their previous roles at BlackBerry, Sanjay demonstrated their leadership skills as the General Manager and Senior Vice President of BlackBerry AtHoc. Sanjay successfully expanded the business and achieved the number one position in the government and regulated critical infrastructure sectors. Additionally, they served as the Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering, where they played a key role in building the most profitable enterprise software division in BlackBerry.

Prior to BlackBerry, Sanjay held the position of Senior Vice President of Global Engineering and Operations at AtHoc, Inc., before it was acquired by BlackBerry. Sanjay was responsible for driving revenue growth and transitioning the business to a subscription-based model while launching new products and delivering regular product releases.

Before that, Sanjay was the Vice President of Operations at Polaris Wireless, where they built and grew the worldwide operations organization. Sanjay also had executive responsibility for relationships with government law enforcement agencies and telecommunication operators.

Sanjay's career also includes roles at Kabira, Mercury (acquired by HP), Kintana (acquired by Mercury), and Oracle. In these positions, they held various leadership roles and significantly contributed to the growth and success of the organizations.

Overall, Sanjay Saini has a strong track record of leadership and expertise in the technology industry, with a focus on privacy risk, precision medicine, and enterprise software.

Sanjay Saini has a strong educational background with degrees in finance, computer science, and economics. Sanjay completed their Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Science from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, where they studied from 1989 to 1995. During this same period, Sanjay also obtained a Master of Science (MS) degree in Economics from the same institution.

In 2005, Sanjay pursued further academic excellence by enrolling in The Wharton School. Sanjay successfully completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a specialization in Finance in 2007.

In addition to their formal education, Sanjay Saini has also obtained the Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPPUS) certification from the IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals. Sanjay achieved this certification in November 2022, further enhancing their expertise in the field of privacy.

Sanjay Saini's education history showcases a diverse range of knowledge and expertise, highlighting their commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

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  • Founder & CEO

    January, 2022 - present